COBB, Thomas Reed, a Representative from Indiana;
born in Springville, Lawrence County, Ind., July 2, 1828;
attended Indiana University, Bloomington, Ind.;
studied law;
was admitted to the bar in 1851 and commenced practice in Bedford, Ind.;
commissioned major of Indiana Militia in 1852;
moved to Vincennes, Ind., in 1867;
member of the State senate 1858-1866;
president of the Democratic State convention in 1876;
delegate to the Democratic National Convention in 1876;
elected as a Democrat to the Forty-fifth and to the four succeeding Congresses (March 4, 1877-March 3, 1887);
chairman, Committee on Mileage (Forty-fifth and Forty-sixth Congresses), Committee on Public Lands (Forty-eighth and Forty-ninth Congresses);
was not a candidate for renomination in 1886;
resumed the practice of law and also engaged in agricultural pursuits;
died in Vincennes, Knox County, Ind., June 23, 1892;
interment in Old Vincennes Cemetery.